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Clergy burnout: an integrative approach
1Albany Medical College, NY 12208, USA.
Journal of Clinical Psychology
|June 14, 2000
Summary
Clergy burnout stems from both external systemic issues and internal personal traits. Integrating Self psychology and general systems theory offers a clearer understanding and treatment approach for clergy burnout.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- Clergy often start careers with high idealism and compassion.
- Understanding clergy burnout is challenging due to multiple contributing factors.
Observation:
- One perspective attributes clergy burnout to external systemic factors like bureaucracy and poor support.
- Another perspective links burnout to intrapersonal factors such as perfectionism and Type-A personality.
Findings:
- This study posits that external systemic and intrapersonal factors are compatible explanations for clergy burnout.
- Integrating Kohut's Self psychology with Bowen's general systems theory provides a unified framework.
Implications:
- This integrated theoretical approach enhances the understanding of clergy burnout.
- The combined theories offer clearer principles for developing effective treatment strategies for clergy experiencing burnout.